2018 UMass Minutemen football team

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2018 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame ^    12 1  
No. 19 Army    11 2  
BYU    7 6  
Liberty    6 6  
UMass    4 8  
New Mexico State    3 9  
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fifth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 11th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one home game at Gillette Stadium. This was UMass's third year as an independent. They finished the season 4–8.

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On November 21, head coach Mark Whipple resigned. [1] He finished with a record of 16–44 in the five years of his second stint as head coach and 65–70 in his eleven overall seasons. On December 3, the school hired Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell for the head coaching job. [2]

UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella was named a consensus All-American at year's end.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Davey O'Brien Award [3] Andrew FordQBSR
Doak Walker Award [4] Marquis YoungRBSR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [5] Andy Isabella WRSR
Butkus Award [6] Bryton BarrLBSR
Paul Hornung Award [7] Andy IsabellaWR/KRSR
Wuerffel Trophy [8] Andrew FordQBSR
Andy IsabellaWRSR
Manning Award [9] Andrew FordQBSR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 255:30 p.m. Duquesne (FCS) ELVN W 63–158,684
September 11:00 p.m.at Boston College ACCN Extra L 21–5530,112
September 86:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 13–3415,071
September 157:30 p.m.at FIU beIN L 24–6314,695
September 223:30 p.m. Charlotte
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNW 49–3110,086
September 292:00 p.m.at Ohio ESPN3L 42–5819,056
October 63:30 p.m. South Florida
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNL 42–587,988 
October 203:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNL 13–2411,134
October 2712:00 p.m.at UConn ESPNU W 22–1724,150
November 33:30 p.m. Liberty Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNW 62–59 3OT10,338
November 1012:00 p.m. BYU ELVNL 16–3514,082
November 174:00 p.m.at No. 5 Georgia SECN L 27–6692,746
Schedule Source: [10]

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Game summaries

Duquesne

1234Total
Dukes360615
Minutemen211421763

The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice. [11]

At Boston College

1234Total
Minutemen7001421
Eagles14340755

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
Minutemen373013
Eagles01710734

At FIU

1234Total
Minutemen7314024
Panthers142814763

Charlotte

1234Total
49ers01071431
Minutemen2877749

At Ohio

1234Total
Minutemen2177742
Bobcats142117658

South Florida

1234Total
Bulls1010281058
Minutemen77141442

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Chanticleers3014724
Minutemen337013

At UConn

1234Total
Minutemen3061322
Huskies707317

Liberty

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Flames141002177059
Minutemen141071477362

BYU

1234Total
Cougars7714735
Minutemen1000616

At Georgia

1234Total
Minutemen767727
No. 5 Bulldogs142817766

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
262 Andy Isabella WR Arizona Cardinals

References

  1. "Mark Whipple steps down as UMass football coach" . Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. VanHaaren, Tom (December 3, 2018). "Walt Bell new UMass head coach after 1 year as FSU coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. "2018 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. "2018 College Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.